With loss of life, there is grief. People commonly have the following experiences as they grieve.
- Shock and Disbelief
- Denial
- Pain
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance
Signs, such as a warming planet - denied. Fulfilled predictions from those who passionately pursue an understanding of the Earth's systems and processes that sustain life - denied. Now comes the pain.
Deadly heatwaves. Too little water to drink or irrigate land to grow crops. We will be hungry. Simultaneously, severe and deadly storms.Floods that destroy homes and create ideal conditions for insects to thrive. Insect invasions - many that destroy plants,, bite, sting, and spread disease.
Climate activists are already angry and pleading with people to wake up and stop even greater suffering from occurring. Deniers will soon be angry too due to the loss of all they have come to depend on. The wealthy too will be angry as the wealth they have accumulated for themselves will go towards basic necessities rather than luxuries.
As we enter this new stage of the Climate Crisis, I urge you to sense the truth. Get angry. Demand change. Stop using fossil fuels and use natural energy solutions. Depressing times lie ahead. The sooner we accept that, the less terrible it will be.